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Don't judge a book by its cover : the role of intergroup contact in reducing prejudice in conflict settings
Maiti, Surya Nath; Pakrashi, Debayan; Saha, Sarani; … - 2020 - This version: May2020
We study the potential for pleasant and cooperative contact to reduce preconceived prejudice between religious groups … week-long vocational training program. We find that intergroup contact reduces the prejudice of both Hindu and Muslim … participants toward members of the other religion one week after the training program finished. While we find that most of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221179
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Islamic Constitutions and Religious Minorities
Gouda, Moamen - 2018
This study examines the effect of formal institutions, specifically constitutional provisions, on minority discrimination in Muslim societies. We hypothesize that those Muslim countries in which (political) Islam constitutes an important constraint in the legislative process experience more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907370
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Islamic constitutions and religious minorities
Gouda, Moamen; Gutmann, Jerg - 2018 - This version: 20 November 2018
This study examines the effect of formal institutions, specifically constitutional provisions, on minority discrimination in Muslim societies. We hypothesize that those Muslim countries in which (political) Islam constitutes an important constraint in the legislative process experience more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932484
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Anti-Muslim discrimination in France : evidence from a field experiment
Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2018
Relying on a correspondence study conducted in France before the 2015 attacks, this paper compares the callback rates of immigrants of Muslim and Christian culture who originate from the same country and whose religiosity varies from non-religious to religious. Based on responses to over 6,200...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011819762
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Learning about outgroups : the impact of broad versus deep interactions
Chakraborty, Anujit; Ghosh, Arkadev; Lowe, Matt; … - 2024
We hypothesize that broad contact, involving brief interactions with multiple outgroup members, and deep contact, meaning longer interactions with a single outgroup member, play distinct roles in shaping intergroup relations. We set up a factory in India and recruited Hindu and Muslim men to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015071071
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Don't judge a book by its cover : the role of intergroup contact in reducing prejudice in conflict settings
Maiti, Surya Nath; Pakrashi, Debayan; Saha, Sarani; … - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 202 (2022), pp. 533-548
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Beyond Religion and Culture : The Economic Consequences of the Institutionalization of Sharia Law
Lattanzio, Gabriele - 2019
Religious and cultural practices have major implications for a Country's economic performance. However, it is not clear if the institutionalization of these social norms within a country's legal system causes material economic effects. In this study I show this to be the case. By employing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012902057
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The Right of Religious Hospitals to Refuse Physician-Assisted Suicide
Bussey, Barry W. - 2018
's research on the importance of religion to civic society is used to make the argument that society as a whole benefits from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918400
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Contagion : Government Fear of Religion during the COVID-19 Crisis
Bussey, Barry W. - 2020
This paper examines emerging trends in the responses of governments and religious communities to the COVID-19 health crisis. It reviews the initial measures taken by the authorities, along with the early compliance of churches, observing that mutual collaboration represents the "finest hour" in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014091158
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From the death of God to the rise of Hitler
Becker, Sascha O.; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2023
Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014419468